RUN

Salty Sea Hag
RUN is still more stripped down from Rubeo's earlier upbeat, orchestral works, and its languorous sensibility works well with his frank but understated lyrics. "Black Dog in the Snow," the titanic centerpiece of the album, is an intimate and delicate ambient exploration that--like so much of his work--is supremely Comfy.
Favorite track: Black Dog in the Snow.

Recorded at The Blue Door Studios in Phoenix, AZ
Mixed by Chris Rubeo
Mastered by Nick Zammuto
Album art by Brian Fabry Dorsam

All songs written, arranged, and produced by Chris Rubeo except for "Blues Run the Game" written by Jackson C. Frank, and "Lover's Spit" written by Broken Social Scene. Special thanks to Noah Guttell for his help tracking the album and his amazing studio, where so much of this album was recorded.

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Alone on a hill above your house
We watch the flickering distant headlights together.
And together, quiet, we go a
Long long way away with them.
When they flash out of sight
We slip away
With them.

Alone together on the back of the train
You pull your scarf over your mouth and you kiss me.
And I hold you, but you know better.
Cause we’ve gone a long long way away again.
When they flash out of sight
We slip away
With them.

Track Name: Run

I know I can run cause I have, I ran.
He shakes his head and he washes his hands.
I am a pitcher of falling rain,
A card full of stamps, and a dollar in change.

I was a black dog in the snow
All the things I knew set against what I didn’t know.
When I finally had something to say
I turned to tell you but I was already so many miles away.

I hope you know
All that I can say
I hope you know that I miss you
And I’m so very sorry

Track Name: Blues Run the Game

Catch a boat to England, baby
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues run have the game

Send out for whiskey, baby,
Send out for gin
Me and room service, honey
Me and room service, babe
Me and room service, whoa
We're livin’ a life of sin

When I ain't drinkin’, baby
You are on my mind
When I ain't sleepin', honey
When I ain't sleepin', momma
When I ain't sleepin', well
You know you'll find me crying

Catch a boat to England, baby,
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone,
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues run have the game

Livin' is a gamble, baby
Lovin's much the same
Wherever I have played
Wherever I’ve thrown those dice
Wherever I have played
The blues run have the game

Maybe when I'm older, baby
Some place down the line
I'll wake up older
So much older, momma
Wake up older
And I'll just stop all my tryin'

Catch a boat to England, baby,
Maybe to Spain
Wherever I have gone,
Wherever I've been and gone
Wherever I have gone
The blues are all the same

Track Name: See Me Rise Up

I should say, well I’m sorry babe
But I don’t know
Maybe it’s just the same that I don’t.
Cause I will go, and you will say
“Let’s put on a show babe and dance the night away”

See me rise up

But you say I am made of marble
I’m stone, candle, and salt.
And you say I am piles of paper
I am cinnamon and chalk.
When I reach out to touch you
You’re the fire to my spark.
Let’s put on a show babe
We’ll knock it out of the park.

See me rise up

Track Name: Morning Song

Is it enough to pacify you?
Is it enough to call it in?
Cause I have been living my life as a stranger
And I’ve had enough and I’m headed home again.

Is it on fire or is it sleeping?
A heaviness upon the hour hand.
I’d give you my whole life for the keeping
If you could lift me up and take me home again.

Is it enough to pacify you?
Is it enough to call it in?
Cause I have been running with a devil
And I’ve had enough and I’m headed home again.
Oh I’ve had enough and I’m headed home again.